Fly rod spinning reel



y 1952 H. B. HA'ASE 2,597,318

FLY ,ROD SPINNING REEL Filed May 20, 1950 57 37 33 l I! --a4 32 v v34 35 '30 40 25 INVENTOR HUGO B. HAASE I7 I6 JWM ATTORNEY Patented May 20, 1952 UNI-TED E S PAT ENT F FLYROD' SPINNING REEL Hugo B.- .Haase, Sheridan, Wy o.-.

Application May'ZO, 1950, Serial No. 163,138 I 4 Claims. (Cl. 242-845 This invention. relates:v to a: fly rod. spinning reel landihasforianobjeci: toprovide :animproved fly rod: spinning reel. having a; l non-.rotating1spoo1 and azminimum 'of'movabletparts;

A- furtherobjectof this invention is to provide a fly rod spinning reel wherein the line may be woundieither inv a clockwise-or counterclockwise directionand which is suitablefor. either rightior left handt'operationi Y Aifurtherobjectz of this invention is to provide aiflyjrod spinning reel wherein the line may be cast andv may'unwind. from the spool without causing; or necessitating the rotation of any parts whiletheline .is unwinding from the spool;

A'afurther; object of. this invention is to provide atcfly' 'rod'"; spinnmg reel wherein the reel 1 may be changed from castingtor retrieving position' and vicei-versauby' the movement of a single..-plunger and wherein: the; position of the pl'unger'inforins the 'flsherman at a glancewhether the reel is'in casting or'retrieving position, yet wherein there is'ivery' little likelihood ofaccidentally operating the-plunger.

A further; object of this invention is to provide a' fl'y'rod spinning reel wherein the linesis wound and unwound from the stationary 'spoolwithout leaving a twist in the unwound line.

A further object of this'inv'ention is to provide apfiy rod spinning reel which is simple to manufactureand assemble and which may be easily disassembled and reassembled'by the fisherman by'removing-a' single screw thereby enablingthe entire stru'cture to be serviced and cleaned'with ease.-

tion: provides a: construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter set: forth, claimed-and disclosed in the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Fig.1. is a plan view of the: fly rod'spinning'reel partlybroken away and looking; at? the line: side;

Fig. 2: is a: similar plan view looking: at the crank: operating side;

Fig. 3 is asectional view on line 3 3 of Fig.1; and- Fig. 4ris anend elevationalview.

A further objectof this invention is toprovi'de by thecustomary rings" l3. This-curved attach;- 1

ment:portion I I i suitably secured as by rivets H! to the reel body' IS; the reel body I5 being. provided with a flange l61'for receiving: a cover I1 therein, the cover I! having a central aperture 18 through which. the line. 20 may pass- The reel body I5 provides a flange .for' the stationary-spool Z'l havinga' smaller flange. 22.so thattheiline-ill may windcup on. the spool 2L Thecover: I1 is held to the'flange" IS in anysuitable' mannerisuch asiby friction or by 'azconveniently provided bay"- onet joint meansv l9+ if desired... through. thetcenter: of; the reel body l5 and std;- ti'onary v spool 21. is aibushing', 2.3L withinzwhichwis rotatablyfmounted the hub l llto which'isssecured the winding drumflangeZl.

A tension washer-26 is:1'ocated'abouti'the end of the. bushing 23 between the" stationary spool. 2| and the enlarged head 2'! ottthe hub'24 thuszproviding the necessary frictionit'o' preventtun-desiredrotation-of the winding drum flang 25.-

Reciproc'ably extending through the hollow hub 24 is a plunger: 2a havingab'eveled or'c'am end-i0 and a finger receiving depression 29 for cooperationwith the inner: end of a linepick up finger 3i. Mounted on the. line mak up-finger 3| is a collar'32r and biased between the col1ar32 and. theinsideiof the winding'rdrum flange is a coil expansionispring'33r Th drum flange-25 is apertured Tso." as to :permitithe outer end of the pick-up finger 3| to extend or retract" therethrough and: the collar '32 is spaced fromthe head 21 of hub 24 a distance at least equal to the distance that the outer end of thepick-up finger 3| extends through the aperture in th winding drum flange 25:when the-pick-up. fingerv3'l is in the linerpick-up' position-shown. in;.. Fig; 3 with the plhngerZB extendedttherein:

Mounted on the end of the'hubz' l andspaced from the side of't'he reel body l5 by means of'a flange 34 on the bushing 23 is a crank hub' 35. Fixed on the crankhub 35 is the-brakedrum 36 to-whichris securedhthe? crank roller 3-1 on the stud screw 38 extending'iintof the brakedrum 3 6. Extending throughthe crank hub 35 is aset screw 40' which al'so extendsthrough-the hollow hub 24' and, into a. longitudinal'slot i'l inthe plungen'zil, the slot 4 I cooperating with the end of set screw 40 to limit the reciprocatory' motion ofithe plunger 28, Removal of the screw 48 permits the plunger 28' to be entirelywithdrawn, thus permitting the entire assembly't'o-bedis- Extending V mantled for cleaning as desired, a screw driver access opening 42 being provided in the brake flange 43 of the brake drum 36.

In operation, one end of the line 20 is secured to the stationary reel 2| and extends over the winding drum flange 25 and through the cover aperture l8. In the position shown in Fig. 3, the plunger 28 has been pushed in to the line retrieving position. In this position the crank roller 31 is manipulated to rotate the attached parts thus rotating the hub 24 and its enlarged head 21 with the pick-up finger 3| extending through the winding drum 25. With the pick-up finger 4| thus extending through the winding drum 25, rotation of the winding drum 25 thus causes the finger 3| to feed the line 28 about the moving the inside end of the finger 3| into the space provided by the retraction of the beveled end of the plunger 28; At the same time, the outside end of the finger 3| will be retracted to a position at least fiush with the outside of the winding drum flange 25. As held in this position, the line may be cast by the rod |2 in the usual manner and the line 20 will unreel from the spool 2| and pass through the aperture H! of cover I! while drum flange remains stationary. In order to retrieve the line, the plunger 28 will be pressed inwardly again, the inner end of pick-up finger 3| riding up on the beveled end 30 of plunger 28 and then dropping intothe slight depression 29,.thus holding the plunger 28 in this position until it is deliberately retracted for casting operation.

The line 20 will wind and unwind on the reel -2| without leaving a twist in the unwound line due to the fact that the reel 2| is stationary and the winding is caused by the pick-up finger 3| while the unwinding takes place without any movements of any rotating part.

' While the preferred form of this invention has been shown and described, it will be understood that this invention is not restricted to the particular details of construction and arrangement hereinbefore set forth but that changes in such detail of construction may be made Within the scope of what is hereinafter claimed.

Having thusset forth and disclosed the nature of this invention, what is claimed is:

1. A fly rod spinning reel comprising a reel body including a stationary line receiving spool affixed thereto, said reel body having means for attaching it to a fly rod, a hollow hub extending through said reel body, a bearing interposed between said hollow'hub and said reel body and stationary spool, an enlarged hub head at one end of said hollow hub, a winding drum flange fixed on one end of said hub, a line pick-up finger reciprocably extendable at one end through said winding drum flange and its other end through said enlarged hub head, a collar secured on said pick-up finger and spaced from said en larged hub head a distance at least equal to the distance that the end of the pick-up finger may be extended through said winding drum flange, anexpansion spring about said pick-up finger biased between said collar and the inside of said winding drum flange, a reciprocal plunger extending through said hollow hub and having a beveled end cooperating with the inside end of said pickup finger for extending said reciprocating finger against said biasing spring through said winding drum flange, said plunger having a finger end receiving depression adjacent its beveled end, a crank and brake drum, a crank hub on which said crank and brake drum is fixed, securing means extendable through said crank drum hub and said hollow hub, said reciprocable clutch plunger having a longitudinal slot into which the end of said securing means extends, the end walls of said longitudinal slot cooperating with said securing means to limit its reciprocation, whereby said plunger when extended beneath the end of said line pick-up finger causes said pickup finger to wind a line around said stationary reel as said crank drum is rotated and permits said pick-up finger to be disengaged from the line when the plunger is retracted therefrom for casting.

2. A fiy rod spinning reel comprising a reel body including a stationary line receiving spool afiixed thereto, said reel body having means for attaching it to a fly rod, a hollow hub extending through said reel body, a bearing bushing interposed between said hollow hub and said reel body and stationary spool, an enlarged hub head at one end of said hollow hub, a friction means between said hub head and said stationary spool, a winding drum fixed on said enlarged hub head, said winding drum having a radially extending flange, a line pick-up finger reciprocably extendable at one end through said winding drum flange and its other end through said enlarged hub head, a collar secured on said pick-up finger and spaced from said enlarged hub head -adistance at least equal to the distance that the end of the pick-up finger may be extended through said winding drum flange, an expansion spring about said pick-up finger biased between said collar and-the inside of said winding drum flange, a reciprocal plunger extending through said hollow hub and having a beveled end cooperating with the inside end of said pick-up finger for extending said reciprocating finger against said biasing spring through said winding drum flange, said plunger having a finger end receiving depression adjacent its beveled end, a crank and brake drum, a crank hub on which said crank and brake drum is fixed, securing means extendable through said crank drum hub and said hollow hub, said reciprocable plunger having a longitudinal slot into which the end of said securing means extends, the end walls of said longitudinal slot cooperating with said securing means .to limit its reciprocation, whereby said plunger when extended beneath the end of said line pick-up finger causes said pick-up finger to wind a line around said stationary reel as said crank drum is rotated and permits said pick-up finger to be disengaged from the line when the plunger is retracted therefrom for casting.

3. A fiy rod spinning reel comprising a reel body including a stationary line receiving spool aifixed thereto, said reel body having means for attaching it to a fly rod, a centrally apertured cover mounted on said real body, a hollow hub extending through said reel body, a bearing bushing interposed between said hollow hub and said reel body and stationary spool, an enlarged hub head at one end of said hollow hub, a friction means between said hub head and said stationary spool, a winding drum fixed on said enlarged hub head, said winding drum having a radially extending flange, a line pick-up finger reciprocably extendable at one end through said winding drum flange and its other end through said enlarged hub head, a collar secured on said pick-up finger and spaced from said enlarged hub head a distance at least equal to the distance that the end of the pick-up finger may be extended through said winding drum flange, an expansion spring about said pick-up finger biased between said collar and the inside of said winding drum flange, a reciprocal plunger extending through said hollow hub and having a beveled end cooperating with the inside end of said pickup finger for extending said reciprocating finger against said biasing spring through said winding drum flange, said plunger having a finger end receiving depression adjacent its beveled end, a crank and brake drum, a crank hub on which said crank and brake drum is fixed, set screw means extendable through said crank drum hub and said hollow hub, said reciprocable plunger having a longitudinal slot into which the end of said set screw extends, the end walls of said longitudinal slot cooperating with said set screw means to limit its reciprocation, whereby said plunger when extended beneath the end of said line pick-up finger causes said pick-up finger to wind a line around said stationary reel as said crank drum is rotated and permits said pick-up finger to be disengaged from the line when the plunger is retracted therefrom for casting, the line passing through said centrally apertured cover.

4. A fly rod spinning reel comprising a reel body including a stationary line receiving spool aflixed thereto, said reel body having means for attaching it to a fly rod, a hollow hub extending through said reel body, a bearing interposed between said hollow hub and said reel body and stationary spool, an enlarged hub head at one end of said hollow hub, a Winding drum flange fixed on one end of said hub, a line pick-up finger reciprocably extendable at on end through said winding drum flange and its other end through said enlarged hub head, a collar secured on said pick-up finger and spaced from said enlarged hub head a distance at least equal to the distance that the end of the pick-up finger may be extended through said winding drum flange, an expansion spring about said pick-up finger biased between said collarand the inside of said winding drum flange, a reciprocal plunger extending through said hollow hub and having a beveled end cooperating with the inside end of said pickup finger for, extending said reciprocating finger against saidbiasin spring through said winding drum flange, a crank and brake drum, a crank hub on which said crank and brake drum is fixed, securing means extendable through said crank drurn hub and said hollow hub, said reciprocable clutch plunger having a longitudinal slot into which the end of said securing means extends, the end walls of said longitudinal slot cooperating with said securing means to limit its reciprocation, whereby said plunger when extended beneath the end of said line pick-up finger causes said pick-up finger to wind a line around said stationary reel as said crank drum is rotated and permits said pick-up finger to be disengaged from the line when the plunger is retracted therefrom for casting.

HUGO- B. HAASE.

Name Date Ledingham Dec. 27, 1949 Number 

